Family Group Conferences Coordinator

6 months ago


ManawatuWanganui, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

1 x permanent, Fulltime position available
- Position will be based at our Horowhenua Site
- Competitive salary starting from $84,491 to $ 98,674, depending on experience

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The Family Group Conference Coordinator provides a valuable forum for whānau, hapu, iwi and professionals to come together to create safety and care solutions for tamariki.
The focus is on family led decisions that support whānau to develop positive outcomes for their tamariki and working with community partners to ensure that they provide support to whanau in caring for their tamariki. This role will be based at our Onehunga site, however working across sites within the Auckland region will be required.
For this to be successful, it requires comprehensive consultation and preparation. You will need to be highly organised; deadline driven and have a culturally sensitive and aware approach towards people in the process - all whilst keeping tamariki at the heart of everything you do.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring

**Key requirements of the role include**:

- Strong facilitation, mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Experience / qualifications in social services
- Demonstrated successful experience in working with Māori and with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
- A minimum basic level understanding of Te Reo Māori, views and tikanga
- Experience in working with the community and established community knowledge and networks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to write reports and plans to a high standard
- Excellent Problem-solving and experience in making judgement calls when necessary
- Integrity in working with whānau and with internal colleagues and community members
- Ability to work as part of a team and add support as and where needed
- An open mind and want to go above and beyond what is in your job description
- Full clean NZ Drivers' licence
- Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture

Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
Our vision is to ensure New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment of putting tamariki first, we believe aroha is vital, we respect the mana of people, we are tika and pono, we value whakapapa and we recognise that oranga is a journey.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you
- A salary range starting from $84,491.00
- A great, supportive team environment who will welcome you with open arms
- Regular supervision, training and career development opportunities

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol.



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